The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-05-19

cloar popetrptipp and musical, and with an
ipnrcssiye manner. In his address he sand
The history Of the Army Of the Cumberland
How can tel 1t in the short ume hii"""u 70 WIS
WHO can faithfully recount &C. battles and iis VIC
Tories a. hurdsps and H. Shclihcee IT, hl'f'"ts
npd it- sie.s ln the brief space oi teeuug h"ur.
The Army of the Cumberland! INC Wy n...'l' @
has a mHsie in a thai Gale uP a my ll"" ~ 49,
Like grand vision II passes beiofe n7i ron '''e
little band of 2uA loyal keltuck latir-hii h"i" ~
them and God bless them NH hom that hnlh"i sH
pHtriot Rousseau. gathered about llil, anu Ni,N
driven from the borders oi ihcr S'ite ny ~ .
rngion OF an armed neutrality, led across l't ING
20 "Uanp Jo-. Holt 10 that naEulh0ehl army 81
llronged and bearded soldiers winch, starting from
the Crows Nest the Tennessee t1h@t'4he'bAl'
steadily pursued lie way through hh1se 1'iil'iS
"oNE HUNDRED DAYS UNDER FIRE"
and opened TO the North the Gate city OF Imperial
Georgia II WAS essentially, the Army oi ffosress
In ,he 5a,i OF 1881. the line of the Union armies
stretched from west OF the Mississlppl on ~, .,e
right. 60 Washington on the lett. The Army 1l Ihe
Potomac held the eft OF tie Union hne. II h"" y
frontage uf but TOO miles, wln lueNo men "a ih'Aa
tain H. Gen Ffemoni's army held tlie riEht y
hnd ahou the came frontage, and 60.UlO men 70
maintain H. The Array Of the ounn'rshd nhu
900 miles OF frontier-fram the ilg sanus 20 - .ils
padncnh-and bat rs 200 troops with whtch cover
ia It. frola loalled toward the coast het"r'h
which lay Kentucky, which had, 10y act "i ~ l'Eis
lnture asserted itself 70 he an armed hruif",, ~"
the seecdcd States of Tennessee Alabama, Seul-
gia North Carolina, South Carolina ana ihe "osV
ern part Of Virginia. -,--,-.z
The objective of the Army OF the Cumberland
was not the defense of the country norm rl Tue
Ohio hui the reclamation Of this seeded territory,
and the suhulation oi the rebellion ln th'st ''s'
This territory comprised more thun 500 W'" square
miles 1hcse States. without including Aen,ngE&!; @ -
contained Ia 1869 popuHtion OF more than t51ovvo
people, more than two-thrds 81 All
THE PEOPLE N REBELLION.
The troops 81 the Army Of the Cumberland were
engaged a. military movements winch lncNaeo
Corinth Miss, on the west, aud R1c4-A und oias-
horo on ihc cast. They broke through 20 The ~
lantic ~ savannah compelled ihe sHrreha'' "l ''ie
Provisional Capital of the Confederate : ."ies "a
Montgomery. Ala, aud hunted down nnd c3piureor
25 vearsHgo yesterday. IN his isnOminious disguise
tie arch tfuitur, Jefferson DAVIS.
The magnitude OF these operations has no equa
Is modern history. They covered a hostile btEritotf
a. ter in area than France and Italy continued
rna uinre thnn half agaln large a. 'elAih1le
gs tsa',ory was not only retBken, bnt perma-
ne4fy o-.u ed.
lTs 'rPosrrE MEMBERSHIP.
The ..l.-g..0l Cumberland WAS "A CON posite
nrmF If .frra... rree taan any other oi the
grai,5 hIaiueraD.a rnhes which pat down
The e.. mite ebg...aD r., sssion il WAS q repre-
seniatiy, -fnE
West, rom tig a .s3ssl, sal 'n tite to.al ooHtL
Beside tilc X, fiRrs. f-l.. .eU "a gg strive by
gallnuiry 20 make p u iEel +. r". 'rr, 'heregl,
nents 81 bIafyla and 4'aa fl,HIffH .f L,t "a ana
OF New Jersey aud Tenntsak llr. t fde
with the Wolverines. the Sul srs .ue .l,s - =
eyes. The Sncliais oi Pennsy l~aHra md
triots Of Kentucky simulated in darn. tIc t,'-
of Wisconsin. The free aud hearty suu. rs a.-H.
Feia greeted ~ h their hearty How - lil. aIu-e
EtaId representative of the Nutmeg slate. 'f.l
dashing sons of the Empire slate aud the stun.
HoosegE kept iIe touch al the elbow together IAc
Eons ~ bleaching kansas welcomed as triIsiN COM
rades Miss0urs loyal contingent And tne uu-
ehRckeIrd dusl,y warriors proved 10y their vsor on
the field Of battle worthy comrades in the great
struggle for American liberty. Millc there N"s
rivalry Ia the army, II WAS a generous rivalry.
no PETTY CHICKERING'S,
A.
sOciety's founder. our great Comuluuder-hlmaclf
the mos prr'cci exponent OF the sentinent-haa 20
well expressed ID: +" A unanmiy OF loyal scntl-
ment and a kind and cordial feeling em-
nent Characteristic OF this army
Three year, stiter the wur closed this sentiment
brought us together again and created this society,
which grows in strength n the inverse ratio Of our
numbers, and with tlie loss Of each departing com
rade binds closer and more lovingly together those
WHO still survive.
The victor, ut BIin SPRING. the first battle Of our
civil war in which u maiured plan WIS consistently
hnd successfully executed the rescne Of the heid
at Soh 10y ile timely arrival o te soldier Oi The
Army OF the Cumberland undeT Gen. Buell.; the
voluntary and most oppOrtunc advance oi Gran
gers and S,eednnn's tronps TO Thomas's Teiirf ~
Chickawaugsi the assault and capture without
orders Of Missionary Ridge 10y the Army Of tl8r
Cumberland 90 relieve sherman la liis trouble iit
the northern end; aud last but uosi typical of All,
the ihnliiees support ana cp-9I'efhloh ~ iie Fnn-
ous commando nl ihe cror1iug battle 81 Nashville,
ali iilustrato and evidences toe united and cordial
feeling between all branches of our army sur -
victory mus euibla10n the banners Of such army
united by sucii ties.
Tie pohc.a rather than the sirategici Importance
Of Washington, the vital necessity Of protecting the
Capital aud seal Of Government. quite netutaliy
Grew tie mol anxious interest Of The loyal North
10 the Army 81 ilie Potomac.
lTs CHARACTER SLOWLY APPRECIATED
THUS II Happened that the character of the Army
Oi tie Cumberland Was bat slOW ly appreciated, aud
the greatness Of the achievements was not al the
time fully realized
Eveu The Conuueror Grant doubted as a little
at aud lpll flaaf Ia
men of IhomnsH army had been drmoralized Wy
the battle o Cc4amauyR. and tiinl lie feared they
could nol be got Oui Oi lheiI trenches 10 assume the
offensive" But when NoDds aud Sheridan'- Di
visions moved out ~ Chattanooga on The 23d %
November. lsC3, they moved with such precision
aud parade ilHi lle rebels thought II was but ths
beginning Of formal review, cen. Howard VIII.
had hui just nrI we'd from the Army Of the Potomac
cries out in admiration. 4" This s magnificent !,
this the way your western troops go Into action
> RECORD OF VADoR.
Next day they took the lower liuc Of Iiae-pits
By gallant assault, under murdergus Grc, aue
without orders. with - dash aud an elan thai even
the veterans - Aey might envy. they pushed thea
regiments iil-e wedges, with tie oolor- ai ia,
point. steadily up 90 the second line Of rinc-prs
then over these, on 20 the strong iulrenchmenis 81
the top oi he Ridge, aud even these they carried b,
their fierce assault.
so uniform wis the charge. 40 universal was th
bravery 81 tIc men. that this day ID can hprii
he said 70 he decided which regiment or which
division was lc hri Ia the crcai. Indeed ID b. al
most an empty honor, 80 near were Hll alike. II
iess than ap hour Woods aud Shcridan's Division
lost 2.287 in killed and wounded bat not one sfrag
gter All without orders. II has no parallel Il
history.
We who know tlIat Ridge those ~ us who. dur
inR thc drchry months between Clicknmnuca nt,
tis assault lad looked upon its bald and ruer.s
sides rising almost precpitou,ly 800 feet ia bigh
Ehorn 81 ali timber aud al natural shelter peoples
Nilh cNH.tamt foes aud froWuiag with heavy la
tcries which daily aud nightly poured their irt,
hal upon our belcagured army, yet marvel al il
capture.
Nor do we wonder that when the silent littl
Gcncrn-hero 81 boneson though he wi1s-.al
We charge begin pregnant with such itil result
~ Unsuccessful aud seemingly 50 hopeless 4
hngilly asked: Thomas who
ORDERED THOSE MEN UP THE RIDGEP"
But may not in pardoualle pride aud vithot
insinunilon 81 criticism, question Isl hHt he thourl
then about Ihomasis soldiers haViup b-.5p a,
nI0Talized by tle battle ~ Chic<amnuga" at
whether De sill feared they could not be got on
of their trenches % a-sume ihe offensive"
lt WAS these same Thomas bodiers - tliut ha
taien the Ridge without ordrrs-amosl npaiu
orders-Hna as brave Gen. Tom Wood told ilci
when they had reached tho crest. had all render,
themselves liable 10 oourt-tnartinl. lsuI theV IA
not much fear that, for they had seen him a n
Sheridan n neck and neck race climbing IN N
bill, among the foremost.
Far be u from nae TO dispamgc the aid we la
from the splendid veterans Of ShermHn's arm
who with iron knuclles kept knocking al A
Northern gule' Aud far be ID from me 10 oui
recognition of those gallant soldiers from the Toa
mar who, under Fighting Zoe Hooker had ioips
ts OF the lt, nnd nt the first of this great o.
Tie drama had shaken down the Jobntiies from %
LOOKOUT, True men aud tried were they BRAY,
men never moved TO battle. To the undVlr
Mrehths ~ glory thy have we add our uilih
trihuic. lsut they know the truth whereof \
speak, that NE dfgnV 0f the Cumberland totl nj
a laNl .dH a..